Another Interest Rate Cut by the Bank of Mexico December 18, 2025 A cycle of a thirteen interest rate cuts by the Bank of Mexico began a year and a half ago from a peak of 11.25%, with five initial reductions of 25 basis points, then four larger 50-basis point moves and after than a…
Bank of England Cuts Interest Rate but Leaves Future Moves in Doubt December 18, 2025 Among the many central bank interest rate announcements made today, the most surprising came from the Bank of England‘s. The rate cut of 25 basis points to 3.75% — a low not seen since January 2023 — met expectations, but…
Attention Shared by Central Bank Decisions & Year-end Data Deluge December 17, 2025 The dollar rose overnight, led by gains of 0.5% against yen and sterling. The U.S. currency also appreciated 0.2% against the Australian currency and Mexican peso and 0.1% relative to the Swiss franc, euro, kiwi and won. Gold is 0.7% stronger, whereas…
Business World Plows On In Spite of Dystopic Newsfeed December 15, 2025 (161) The coming week will be the last one of 2025 in which financial markets are not heavily affected by year-end factors. A heavy menu of economic data releases, including belated U.S. ones due to the government shutdown. Oftentimes particularly in the early…
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Final Full Trading Week of the Year Until Christmas As markets enter the last full trading week of the year, many traders treat it like business as usual. But seasoned professionals know that the pre-Christmas period follows its own playbook. Liquidity thins as the week winds on, real-money flows dominate, and market behavior becomes…
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Next Week’s Menu: December 13-19, 2025 December 12, 2025 Central Banks: Monetary policy stances will be reviewed at the European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, and also in Norway, Sweden, Indonesia, Hungary, Thailand, Mexico, Russia, Czech Republic and Jamaica. Fed officials speaking publicly during the period include Miran, Waller, Williams, and Bostic….
T.G.I.F. December 12, 2025 As 2025 sprints to the finish line, the weeks have gotten exhausting and confusing. Just under three full weeks remain, and the last two will be distorted by the holidays. Overnight changes in the dollar have not been significant, but that doesn’t change the softening trend of the dollar since just…
Thursday Roundup December 11, 2025 Many other central banks made interest rate announcements the day after the Federal Reserve’s fed funds target was cut on Wednesday by 25 basis points by a split vote of 10-2-1 with District Presidents Schmid and Goolsbee preferring to leave the rate unchanged at 3.75-4.0% and Governor Miran promoting a…